The governance of supply networks: A systematic literature review

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-376

  Wilding, Richard ^a   Wagner, Beverly ^a   Pilbeam, Colin ^a   Wilson, Hugh ^a   Alvarez, Gabriela ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Latitude Consulting and Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Governance; Power; Supply chain management; Supply network; Systematic review; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863451695     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598541211246512     Document Type: Review

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